Why We Love This

A stunning photograph by Gray Malin capturing a beach scene in Italy. Documenting many of Italy’s most famous beaches on a 2,000-kilometer road trip, the artist’s “La Dolce Vita” series was inspired by the glamorous Italian Riviera lifestyle that mesmerized the world during the 1950s and ’60s. Focusing on the retro-style beach umbrellas that seem to have stood still in time, this series is meant to evoke nostalgia for the opulence of what the Italian Riviera once represented.

About
Gray Malin

A Dallas native, Gray Malin hunts the globe for the unusual beauty captured in his photographs. He often plays with perspective through height, helicoptering over the beaches of Brazil or Kauai and sending balloons above the mystical plains of Joshua Tree National Park. Malin first broke onto the scene in West Hollywood, California at a Sunday market where his prints caught the interest of gallery owners, interior designers, and stylish Angelenos. Malin's work has been displayed in the Dallas Museum of Art and has been published around the world in publications such as the London Observer.

Art

Description:
This work comes from the artist's "À la
Plage, À la Piscine" series. Shot from doorless helicopters, this series takes an aerial look at beach and pool scenes around the world, from France to Brazil. From a carefully calibrated distance, ...

Description:
A stunning photograph by Gray Malin capturing a
beach scene in Italy. Documenting many of Italy’s most famous beaches on a 2,000-kilometer road trip, the artist’s “La Dolce Vita” series was inspired by the glamorous Italian Riviera lifestyle that mesmerized ...

Description:
A stunning photograph of bright red umbrellas along
the shoreline in Rio de Janeiro. This work comes from the artist's À la Plage, À la Piscine series. Shot from door-less helicopters, this series takes an aerial look at beach and ...